# The best Filipino movies of all time

Lino Brocka, Ishmael Bernal, Mike De Leon and Brillante Mendoza: the classics of Philippine cinema, based on Letterboxd's official top 100, Fictionphile and IMDb users.

- 56 votes · 12 items
- Jun 8, 2021 · Rachel Brown
- https://even.best/en/l/4143/the-best-filipino-movies-of-all-time

## Top 10

1. **Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (1975)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — A young fisherman searching for his love in Manila, by Lino Brocka.
2. **Heneral Luna (2015)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — General Antonio Luna in the Philippine–American War.
3. **Himala (1982)** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Nora Aunor as a woman who claims to see the Virgin Mary.
4. **Insiang (1976)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — A young woman in a Tondo slum, by Lino Brocka.
5. **Ma' Rosa (2016)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — A mother arrested for selling drugs, by Brillante Mendoza.
6. **Oro, Plata, Mata (1982)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Two landowning families during the Second World War, by Peque Gallaga.
7. **Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim (1984)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A print worker pushed to the edge, by Lino Brocka.
8. **Ang Babae sa Septic Tank (2011)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A satire about filmmakers chasing a festival hit.
9. **Kinatay (2009)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A police cadet drawn into a killing, by Brillante Mendoza.
10. **Batch '81 (1982)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Fraternity hazing, by Mike De Leon.
11. **Kisapmata (1981)** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — A family under a tyrannical father, by Mike De Leon.
12. **Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — A small-town teenager and the outcasts, by Lino Brocka.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.